J.D. Irving Limited and I have worked together for years. Together, we have helped many Finnish forest machine operators and log truck drivers find jobs in Canada, New Brunswick.
In the next video, Whitney, Dave and Barry describe where they work.
Below, you can find the link to J.D. Irving Woodlands web page and some articles about our journey together:
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Dave Corbett and Barry McAllister have visited Finland various times and highly values Finnish skills. The videos above introduces how to get to Canada and about practical matters, and about their operations.
J.D. Irving Limited offers workers new and modern equipment and machines.
Facts about J.D Irving Limited
History
J.D Irving has been in business since 1882
It is privately owned by Irving family, and has over 19,000 employees in Canada and United States
It is a fully integrated forest product-from seed to shelf
Working with Woodlands
JDI has over 400 employees and over 400 forestry machines and trucks all owned by private entrepreneurs (contractors)
JDI Woodlands
Planting over 20 million trees per year
Sustainable wood supply
Over 6 million M3 harvested annually
3rd Largest private landowner in Canada
1.31 million hectares of freehold ownership and 1.05 million hectares of public Crown License
Why JDI Woodlands
They have large Harvesting Areas
They run Finnish Machines – Ponsse; John Deere
They are a secure full-time employer – 2nd Largest employer in the Province
They train regularly on work methods – you get paid during training
You get paid every Week
Competitive wages – this will be transparently discussed in the early stage of the recruitment process.
Support with all immigration paperwork. You don’t have to figure it out on your own; candidates pay their own fees.
Provide international hires guidance with regards to the settlement of their families – Candidates pay for family arrival.
What JDI offers
For more information
Laura Enckell
+358442778664
laura@lauraenckell.fi
(eng, fin, sve)